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Kjs980508 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Is "the public" singular?

The local organization offered the public a computer course during the summer.

Is the public singular or plural? Thanks.
  

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It's a mass noun. In the US, it gets a singular verb.

— BarbaraPA

  • It's a mass noun.
  • In the US, it gets a singular verb.
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It's a mass noun. In the US, it gets a singular verb.
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In America, singular, in Britain often plural.


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